Chain Gang War #11

Dave Johnson's cover for issue #11 of this gritty 1994 DC series delivers an arresting image: a blue-and-yellow armored figure with clawed gauntlets launches skyward at the center, while three rough-edged fighters — including a red-masked brute on the left, a cloaked bald figure, and a chain-wielding combatant on the right — converge below against a blazing, otherworldly backdrop. "The Crooked Man, Part 4: Knightshift" promises the kind of street-level intensity Chain Gang War built its reputation on, and with Wagner scripting and Johnson's sharp linework throughout the series, this penultimate chapter of the arc looks every bit as charged as the confrontation on the cover suggests.